Microsoft to Offer More Detail on Security Warnings
Microsoft has announced an overhaul of the way it assess and publicizes the risk security problems pose to users of its products. The new technique will give added detail as well as highlighting the benefits of upgrading to the latest version of Windows.
The changes will affect Microsoft's monthly security update, which includes ratings for the potential damage that could be caused by a particular security flaw if the relevant patch is not applied.
As well as giving an overall idea of the range and scale of problems, the ratings are also aimed at business users for whom applying updates across an entire network can be a lengthy process, making it useful to know which fixes represent top priority.
